Steve Herschbach

Either sale over or they got called out on it. Heck of a buy while it lasted!

Greetings Felix, welcome to the forum!

Well, all I can say is that if I got another TDI I would have to get a mono coil to go with it. Either the Sadie or White’s Aussie 7.5” in my case. 99% of all SD, GP, and GPX compatible coils will run on the TDI https://www.detectorprospector.com/forums/topic/1062-minelab-pi-coil-on-whites-tdi/ https://www.detectorprospector.com/forums/topic/3534-minelab-coil-on-whites-tdi/ Whether they run well or not is another story. The only ones I’m willing to vouch for are White’s made coils for the TDI. Everything else a person is on their own. The links have the details.

Well, the question has to be what are you trying to achieve? Any detector that allowed you to pick the actual frequencies would have to be carefully designed to use that mix of frequencies together, in advance, by design. You can’t just toss stuff together and expect it to work. This is what Equinox weighting is all about. Now I see a new marketing ploy in the making. It’s not Park 1, it’s 5+15 mode. Park 2 could be 5+20 mode, Beach 2 could be 5+10 mode. All sorts of combos you could pick from to give the illusion of control. Or extend the illusion further. Pick 5 kHz and 10 kHz and the unit goes to Beach 2, but in your mind you’ve done something extra special by selecting the frequencies. But you did not and can’t. Only the engineers get to do that. All you are talking about is a different user interface that would offer the illusion of control. PS I made those combos up. The V3i question already answered. One of three, or all three at once. Unlike these models that blend it all together into one number, the V3i shows you the target response at each frequency independently and simultaneously. Cool stuff. But ultimately all that extra info kind of boils down to “it sounds good, dig it.” A person can fall into paralysis by analysis with the V3i.

Except for the Steve Moore interview where he says "future models will be a slow process". Maybe Christmas? Maybe next year?

I just added two links at my post above for you to reference and read.

Save your money, there is no such detector made. Realistic Depth Limits For Metal Detectors About Long Range Locators The short answer is coin size targets can only be found to depths of about two feet maximum, usually less. A bronze pot perhaps 6-7 feet. A buried chest perhaps 10 - 15 feet. It is all about the size of the target, small targets at short range, larger targets to greater range. Very small targets like small gold nuggets may be detected at only a few inches at best. Having a large quantity of small items scattered in the ground does not make them easier to detect... they each are single targets that do not add up unless so close as to be in electrical contact with each other. A clay pot packed full of coins will detect better than a single coin, but not as well as if you melted them into a solid lump. Anyone claiming 1/4 mile or more is looking to part you from your money and give you nothing in return but promises.

First time the guy ever ran the machine, not like they have it all down pat. If you could customize frequency mixes this would be a far more sophisticated and therefore more expensive machine. You are doing that by choosing different modes with Equinox, but they don’t identify the exact mix to the user.

No, he selected 15, then 20, then went to multifrequency. You rotate through the options just like on Equinox. 15 and 20 just come up first on the menu, you are not presetting anything as far as the multi mode. There are two different multi modes to choose from, regular and salt.

That would be the land management agency that oversees whatever land you are looking at. BLM and Forest Service primarily. There is no one statewide agency or permit, and even each Forest would need to be contacted separately. BLM Arizona might be a good place to start. You will probably be told it is a Notice level activity. Some people would dispute that, but I’m staying out of that one.

My bet is on the MF5 being the mine detector. With five key products coming I’d also not be surprised to see new coin and gold detectors. Minelab is in a roll, could be their biggest product intro ever. Exciting times for the metal detector industry!

I’m glad you got your pinpointer back Mark. I’m still using my F-Pulse Mark I for just over two years now and have never had an issue with it. Must have got lucky I guess as I bought one of the very first retail models I could find when it came out. Got a lot of hours on it, it’s been to England twice, I’m definitely happy with it. I still have my Carrot and like it a lot also, but I just always seem to grab the F-Pulse. Like you say, just that little bit of extra punch in my ground.

Yup, people do tend to assume Gold Bug 2! No, this detector is from before there was such a beast.

In case nobody noticed, this is the first time that First Texas has ever officially acknowledged that this detector even existed. The company has carefully avoided that until now, giving themselves an out until the last minute to walk away from the project. So this is a sure sign now that management is 100% on board with moving forward to production and sales to the public.

No coils other than the coils made specifically for this detector will work with it. I have no idea when it will be possible to get one in Bulgaria. Most Fisher dealers in the U.S. are not allowed to sell outside the U.S., so the first step would be to find a dealer that is authorized to sell in Bulgaria. With Fisher launching a new Facebook page, etc., their first actual official recognition of this machine even existing, I suspect machines will be for sale in the next 90 days if not sooner.

Excellent finds, beats out my mornings 1948 Wheatie for sure!

Yes, DD coils work better over a wider range of conditions than concentric coils, which is why nearly all top end detectors come with DD coils. Concentrics have advantages like better bottle cap handling and good performance on milder ground. They are cheaper to make so seen more often on inexpensive detectors.

No, don't do that. Adding your thumbs up is important... numbers count. I just wanted to post links for further information, that's all. I do that a lot here.

Was posted by Steve Moore of Garrett... “Here's a compilation of some recent field testing with the Garrett ACE Apex metal detector. Most of this is urban testing in North Texas with several field tester friends (Rusty, Wes, and Shawn) plus a little digging with George "KG" Wyant in Kansas. I run through a few of the settings and show some of our early finds. We all test changing the channels so four Apex units all set on Multi-Frequency can hunt in close proximity. Stay tuned, because some of these field testers will probably release their own videos (better quality no doubt!) in the weeks ahead. Note: we were not out to show deep digging. People will test that later when released. But we did avoid digging a lot of trash on these extremely trashy home sites. Thanks to KG and his buddies for getting permission to keep the well pump relic!“

Thanks for the new report. All the other reports on the forum have been good. I think I may get one myself for my 24K and TRP detectors.

Minelab MF5. Has a multifrequency coin & jewelry feel to it. Multi Frequency 5. CTX replacement? The CTX is eight years old now. Sounds very interesting, looking at Simons info my guess is it’s AN IMPROVED METAL DETECTOR. Patents being filed, trademarks filed, announcements in company reports... another September Detectival release maybe? Or maybe a new mine detector - Mine Field 5. Notice the resemblance to MDS-10 logo below. Minelabs FY21 starts in July 2020

The 7.5” x 12” Hi-Q is a dual field coil with a fancy new name. A large outer coil with a small inner coil. If you use a small test nugget only the small inner coil is reacting. The larger outer coil adds more depth for larger targets. The 12” round dual field will act the same way. Only the inner coil will respond to small targets, the larger outer coil the larger targets. As a round coil it has a larger total area than the Hi-Q elliptical so will get just a little more depth on large items, but not much, maybe 10%. All my old TDI detectors came with the 12” round and I did not think it was a problem swinging one all day. But overall I don’t think you will see much difference between it and what you have, unless that possible extra inch on large stuff is really important to you. Some TDI Finds 1.93 oz gold nugget found by Steve Herschbach with White's TDI

I tried all the email addresses I could find and never got an answer. You could contact the realtor and pass along a message that you are interested in buying the service data and schematics.

Old models I used to give a hard shake if I was diagnosing a problem. It did reveal if something was loose in the control box, not uncommon with old analog detectors with seated components. But these new surface mount circuit boards, almost unheard of, though connecting wires or cables could be loose. I have a 30 year old Gold Bug right now that the audio cuts out, and a couple flat handed blows to the control box gets it working again. Something loose in there for sure. I need to diagnose it but may just send it to Fisher for a complete tuneup out of laziness. .

There are operational differences. The threshold used to super boost the signal in disc mode if you turned it up on the old machines. The new GB2 the threshold is completely tied to all metal mode only, has no effect on disc responses. Coils have also changed over the years.